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Monday, February 11, 2013

Westfield Public Schools Present Substance Abuse Prevention Parenting Program

Program begins at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at Edison School.

The Counseling Department at Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools will be hosting the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s (PDFNJ) 15 Minute Child Break program on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. at Edison School. The 15 Minute Child Break is a ONE-HOUR multi-media presentation offered by the PDFNJ. The presentation will include  the importance of the parent or caregiver’s role on substance abuse prevention; as well as how to talk to children about drugs, signs of use and abuse to look for, current terminology, and trends of use.  The presentation is based on New Jersey specific research conducted by the PDFNJ’s Center for Prevention Research. This presentation is an opportunity for all parents and caregivers in all schools to come out and find…

Friday, June 15, 2012

NJ Parents Believe Kids Are Getting Alcohol/Drugs At Home

A statewide survey shows that most parents see their homes as access points.

About eight in 10 parents in New Jersey feel that kids get prescription and over-the-counter drugs out of medicine cabinets, either from their own homes (68%) or from a friend's house (11%), according to New Statewide Survey results released Wednesday by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. In addition, the Partnership's annual Tracking Study of Parent Attitude and Behavior in Alcohol and Drug Abuse found New Jersey parents estimate that approximately three in 10 middle school students are abusing prescription or over-the-counter drugs (26%). At the same time, the vast majority of New Jersey parents—82%—never permit their 12- to 15-year-old children to drink alcohol in their homes. But most parents believe kids are getting alcohol …

Keystone Light

11:17 pm on Friday, June 15, 2012

Weekend parties or "partay's" as some call them are attracting freshman through seniors where alcohol is the beverage of. choice. Parents that allow the consumption of alcohol on their property by minors should be arrested. One such parent feels that they would rather have their son/daughter drinking at home then in the woods, an abandoned house, or somewhere mommy and daddy can't keep an eye on …   more ›

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